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单词 clogged
释义
clogclog1 /klɒɡ $ klɑːɡ/ (also clog up) verb (past tense and past participle clogged, present participle clogging) [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINclog1
Origin:
1500-1600 clog ‘to prevent an animal from moving by tying a wooden block to it’ (14-19 centuries), from clog (noun); CLOG2
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
clog
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyclog
he, she, itclogs
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyclogged
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave clogged
he, she, ithas clogged
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad clogged
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill clog
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have clogged
Continuous Form
PresentIam clogging
he, she, itis clogging
you, we, theyare clogging
PastI, he, she, itwas clogging
you, we, theywere clogging
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been clogging
he, she, ithas been clogging
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been clogging
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be clogging
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been clogging
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • An increased number of arrests has clogged the court system.
  • Don't pour that grease down the drain, or the sink will clog up again.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A utilitarian concrete block clogged with book kiosks and leftist murals, it draws its 17,000 students from six northern provinces.
  • Electricity poles come down, telephone lines sag, and the streets become clogged with mud.
  • From both sides of Market, traffic will be so clogged up people will be put off...
  • Magee could feel it clogging his nostrils.
  • The roads were more clogged than earlier in the day.
  • We tend to pursue goals that weaken our will and clog up our view.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Over many years, the pipes had got clogged up with grease.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Panic among the troops spread to the civilian refugees, who soon clogged the roads.
· Approximately 100,000 cars clog the narrow streets each day and exhaust gases are eroding the city's ancient monuments.· Finding a place to put the tons of snow now sitting on already clogged urban streets is perhaps the biggest challenge.· Too much traffic clogging the streets, too many high-rise buildings, too little greenery.· Fiats and mopeds clog the streets of Palermo, Ragusa, and the smaller cities.· Sewers are clogged and streets a mess.· Rows of engines clogged the streets, red lights pulsing like strobes in a disco.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • I don't claim to be an expert and I certainly don't consider myself a clever clogs.
  • Next time just stay at home and switch on the telly, clever clogs.
  • The only way a girl gets stuff is if her dad pops his clogs and leaves her a few bob.
to block something or become blocked:  tourists whose cars clog the roads each summerclog with Over many years, the pipes had got clogged up with grease.clogged adjective:  clogged highways
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